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Historical Events
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1703-05-27 - St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great
1724-01-28 - The Russian Academy of Sciences was founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented in the Senate decree. It was called St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
1768-08-19 - Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1836-04-19 - Nikolai Gogol's "Revisor," premieres in St Petersburg
1836-12-30 - Lehman-theater in St Petersburg catches fire; 100s die
1845-08-06 - The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg.
1852-04-30 - Anton Rubinsteins opera "Dmitri Donskoi," premieres in St Petersburg
1862-11-11 - Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)
1867-01-12 - Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg
1874-01-24 - Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," premieres in St Petersburg
1875-08-22 - The Treaty of Saint Petersburg between Japan and Russia is ratified, providing for the exchange of Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands.
1875-12-08 - Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Volki i Ovsty," premieres in St Petersburg
1878-01-24 - The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.
1887-10-31 - Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg
1890-10-23 - Opera "Prince Igor" is produced (St Petersburg)
1892-12-17 - Tsjaikovski's ballet "Casse-noisette," premieres in St Petersburg
1893-01-10 - Richard Drigo's ballet "Magic Flute" premieres, St Petersburg
1895-01-15 - Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premieres, St Petersburg (1/27 NS)
1895-05-07 - In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention - the world's first radio receiver. In the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
1896-10-17 - Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg
1902-04-02 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
1905-10-26 - 1st Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia
1905-10-31 - Great revolutionary demonstration for amnesty in St Petersburg
1905-12-15 - The Pushkin House is established in St. Petersburg to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin
1907-02-22 - Leonid N Andreyev's "Zhizn Cheloveka," premieres in St Petersburg
1907-03-05 - The second Duma opens in St. Petersburg, Russia and 40,000 demonstrators have to be dispersed by Russian troops.
1907-12-22 - Saint-Saëns/Fokines ballet "Le Cygne," premieres in St Petersburg
1908-11-06 - Leonid Andreyevs "Dui Nashey Zhizni," premieres in St Petersburg
1914-09-01 - St Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd
1917-03-12 - Stalin, Kamenev & Muranov arrives in St Petersburg
1924-01-24 - Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad
1991-09-06 - The name Saint Petersburg is restored to Russia's second largest city, which had been renamed Leningrad in 1924.
1991-11-06 - Grand duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St Petersburg
1994-07-23 - Goodwill Games open in St Petersburg
1995-03-05 - Graves of czar Nicholas & family found in St Petersburg
Famous Birthdays
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1745-07-28 - Piotr A von der Pahlen, milt governor (St Petersburg)
1845-02-26 - Alexander III, St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94) (3/10 NS)
1850-01-17 - Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer
1855-05-10 - Anatoli Liadov, St Petersburg, Russia, composer (Enchanted Lake) [NS]
1865-08-10 - Alexander K Glazunov, St Petersburg Russia, composer (Chopiniana)
1873-05-03 - Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]
1873-05-15 - Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]
1882-01-31 - Anna Pavlova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina/choreographer
1882-04-23 - Albert Coates, St Petersburg Russia, conductor/composer (Eagle)
1889-01-01 - Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor
1895-04-14 - Mary Marquet, St Petersburg Russia, actress (Matter of Resistance)
1896-12-22 - Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, St Petersburg Russia, poet
1899-01-02 - Alexander Tcherepnin, St Petersburg Russia, composer
1899-04-22 - Vladimir Nabokov, St Petersburg, novelist
1899-04-23 - Vladimir Nabokov, St Petersburg Russia, novelist (Lolita, Ada)
1900-06-22 - Jennie Tourel, St Petersburg Russia, mezzo-soprano (Met Opera 1943-47)
1900-11-07 - Efrem Kurtz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Houston Symph 1948-54)
1901-12-22 - Andre Kostelanetz, St Petersburg Russia, conductor (Lincoln Portrari)
1903-04-18 - Leonid Kinskey, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Casablanca)
1903-07-27 - Nikolai Cherkasov, St Petersburg Russia, actor (Ivan the Terrible)
1904-12-17 - Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [OS]
1904-12-30 - Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St Petersburg Russia, composer (In the Fire) [NS]
1905-11-17 - Mischa Auer, [Ounskowsky], St Petersburg Rus, actor (My Man Godfrey)
1906-09-12 - Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St Petersburg Russia, composer [OS]
1906-09-25 - Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, St Petersburg Russia, composer [NS]
1910-01-10 - Galina Ulanova, St Petersburg Russia, ballerina (Bolshoi)
1912-01-19 - Leonid V Kantorovich, St Petersburg Russia, economist (Nobel)
Famous Deaths
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1826-02-25 - Piotr A von der Pahlen, military governor of St Petersburg, dies at 60
